Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center now in its 22nd year, the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to New York with an extraordinary program of films set to inspire, inform and spark debate. The festival will run from June 16 to 30 at the Film Society’s Walter Reade Theater and nineteen of the best human rights themed films from 12 countries will be screened, 17 of them New York premieres. A majority of the filmmakers will be on hand after the screenings to discuss their films with the audience. COMPLETE PROGRAM INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT: www.hrw.org/iff
Human Rights Watch, one of the leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights will feature the Bosnia-set political thriller ‘The Whistleblower,’ starring Rachel Weisz, ‘Sing Your Song,’ an inspiring portrait of Harry Belafonte, with the legendary entertainer and activist present to discuss the film, and ‘Life, Above All,’ a moving coming-of-age drama set in a South African township ravaged by HIV/AIDS.